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The Joint Commission, AORN say ‘Time Out’

The Joint Commission, AORN say ‘Time Out’

National Time Out Day is Wednesday, June 8, when perioperative nurses, also known as surgical nurses, will work with their surgical teams to review the preoperative safety process of time out. Performed prior to the start of every invasive procedure, time out is the...

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Spotlight On: Justin Fontenot

Spotlight On: Justin Fontenot

In the 21 years he’s given to the nursing profession, Justin Fontenot, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, knows that the patients with whom he’s interacted have changed his life. The intimate connections the profession has afforded him to the people in his care, and the ways in which that work affirms their mutual humanity, have underscored his desire to leave the profession a more inclusive field than when he entered it.

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A New Standard for Water Management

A New Standard for Water Management

The Joint Commission (TJC) released a new water management standard (EC.02.05.02. EPs 1-4), which took effect on January 1, 2022. Water quality is a very important component of medical device processing. While this new standard is designed to improve the quality and safety of care provided to immunocompromised hospital patients, it also contains water management measures that impact medical device processing. 

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